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Solving complex backend challenges: My journey and insights from optimizing a high-traffic Web App

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Hello, Welcome, This is my first blog ever as a Developer, and I am thrilled and excited about it, By the way, I am Quadri Kobiowu and I am a Backend Developer with 3 years of experience in MERN full-stack development. Several months ago, I faced a complicated issue at work when the web application’s database queries had to be optimized.

My approach to the problem

1. Identify the Problem: Do well to observe the activity of servers, and realize that the problem was in slow database queries.

2. Analyze Slow Queries: By implementing a query log and identifying the queries that are taking longer time with the help of tools.

3. Optimize Queries:
- Rewrite Queries: Simplified complex subqueries with similar features as that of the query, optimized joins.
-Limit Data: In coded statements featured pagination and incorporated the usage of limiters to massive data acquisitions.
- Optimize Aggregations: Describe use cases where summary tables for frequently aggregated data are created.
- Test and Monitor: Make changes to the staging, load some tests on these changes, and look at the reactivity of the production.

With the advent of the HNG Internship, I look forward to solving new problems and working with brilliant minds from all around the globe. To go with my excitement, the HNG Internship is one of the best opportunities to learn and develop oneself and I am ready to start. To get more details about the program visit the HNG Internship https://hng.tech/internship or the HNG Hire website https://hng.tech/hire.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy it!...

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